samedi 7 décembre 2013

les Gladiateurs de Aydın apparaissent sur les écrans 3D

AYDIN ​​- Anatolie Nouvelles Agence

Le Musée d'Archéologie Aydın commence un nouveau projet à présenter mosaïques antiques de gladiateurs sur les écrans. Mosaïques antiques et des blocs excavés de la ville antique Orthosia, qui comprennent de nombreux modèles et formes de gladiateurs, ont été dépeints à l'écran avec des animations et des graphismes détaillés

Mosaïques antiques du Musée d'archéologie Aydın, creusées à la ville antique de Orthosia, ont été pris en compte sur les écrans avec des visuels 3D et de l'animation.  AA photo
Mosaïques antiques du Musée d'archéologie Aydın, creusées à la ville antique de Orthosia, ont été pris en compte sur les écrans avec des visuels 3D et de l'animation. AA photo
Mosaïques antiques de Aydın Archéologie Musée et blocs excavés de la ville antique de Orthosia, qui comprennent de nombreux modèles et formes de gladiateurs, ont été présentés sur les écrans dans le musée avec un nouveau projet. Les écrans affichent les combats de gladiateurs et de faire revivre les anciennes traditions dans le musée . Les mosaïques et les modes de combats de gladiateurs et leur représentation sur les écrans ont attiré l'attention des visiteurs, Aydın Culture et directeur de Tourisme Nuri Aktakka dit, parlant de l'Anatolie agence de nouvelles. Il a ajouté que cette nouvelle application est séduisante, et ferait l'histoire plus compréhensible. L'application a commencé comme une partie de nouveau projet du ministère et les mosaïques sont actuellement apparaît en direct sur ​​les écrans, at-il dit. blocs plein d'images gladiateurs Les morceaux de l' blocs de gladiateurs ont été découverts dans la ville antique de Orthosia, situé à l'intérieur des frontières de l'Donduran Village dans le district de Yenipazar Aydın. Les mosaïques appartiennent à la deuxième siècle après Jésus-Christ. Strabon, l'un des auteurs de la période antique, mentionné Orthosia comme une ville Karia. La ville, qui a été attaqué par les Kimmers dans le septième siècle avant JC, passa sous la souveraineté de Lydia après la victoire de Alyatte, le roi de Lydie, contre les Kimmers, il a participé à l'Union Ionia dans le sixième siècle avant JC, puis passé sous la souveraineté des Perses que les autres villes de l'Anatolie. Le théâtre et les édifices byzantins restent encore debout. Tombes et des tombes bien protégées sur la nécropole montrent fabrication qualifiée. Les animations représentent les combats de gladiateurs et une culture ancienne, selon Aktakka. Les animations montrent aussi les combats de gladiateurs. "Mosaïques gladiateur sont les pièces les plus importantes de notre musée. Nous avons préparé ces derniers avec l'appui de la Culture et la Direction générale du musée ", a déclaré Aktakka. Notant que les effets visuels sont très importants pour l'expérience du musée, Aktakka dit ces effets visuels ont pris les visiteurs vers un autre endroit dans le temps. Outre les animations des gladiateurs eux-mêmes, il ya aussi des effets visuels 3D qui affichent les images détaillées des combats de gladiateurs et leur vie quotidienne. Aktakka dit que les œuvres qui sont exposées dans le musée, le plus souvent des sculptures, présentent la vie économique, quotidienne et religieuse dans les temps anciens. Il ya de nombreux indices comment les gens vivaient dans les temps anciens, dit-il. La vie quotidienne et la vie religieuse de l'antiquité ont été grâce à ces œuvres réfléchie et révélé, selon Aktakka. "C'est pourquoi il est très important que ces détails sont partagés avec le public via 3D fonctionne ", at-il dit, notant que cette approche a suscité l'intérêt dans les temps anciens et les gens instruits à ce sujet. Après analyse de ces visuels 3D, les visiteurs peuvent imaginer les temps anciens et de savoir comment ces gens ont vécu. Cette rend les écrans plus interactif et plus de gens se souviennent. Aktakka dit qu'ils seront continuent de créer 3 visuels D dans le musée.

vendredi 6 décembre 2013

Ancient bibles and rare texts online

VATICAN CITY - Agence France-Presse

The four-year project by Vatican and Oxford University will eventually create an online archive of 1.5 million pages. AP photo
The four-year project by Vatican and Oxford University will eventually create an online archive of 1.5 million pages. AP photo
A treasure trove of ancient bibles and rare Greek and Hebrew texts are being made available to the public through a website set up by the Vatican and Oxford University. A priceless 1455 copy of the Gutenberg Bible, the first major book to be printed with movable type in the West and one of fewer than 50 surviving copies, went online Tuesday in the first stage of the project between the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (BAV) and Oxford’s Bodleian library.

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More cultural treasures from Turkey on UNESCO list

ANKARA - Anadolu Agency

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has added new heritage and cultural items in Turkey to its ‘Special Environment Preservation’ list

AA photo
AA photo
In 2013, a total of 41 pieces of cultural heritage from Turkey are included in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) Special Environment Preservation list, up from 38. According to the new list, the intangible list of UNESCO has Turkish coffee. On the other hand, Kula jeopark has entered to the Special Environment Preservation list. 

Sardes Ancient City and the Bintepeler Lidia tumult in Manisa, the Genovese Trade Road, and the Salt Lake in Central Anatolia, which had been on the temporary heritage list, have been entered into the Special Environment Preservation area. 

Meanwhile, this year the “intangible cultural heritage” list has also been reorganized, and Turkish coffee culture and tradition is set to be included into the list if the proposal gets approval. 

HDN
Turkish National Commission for UNESCO 
Chairman Öcal Oğuz said ministry continues 
its works on protecting heritage. AA photo
Turkish coffee enters to intangible heritage


A variety of traditional elements have been proposed to be included in the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage, during the five day meeting of 780 delegates from 116 countries. Turkish National Commission for UNESCO Chairman Professor Öcal Oğuz said the Culture and Tourism Ministry was continuing its works on protecting and preserving cultural heritage in Turkey. “Turkish coffee was recommended for the list through the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism,” adding that Turkish coffee has accepted to the list yesterday.

Oğuz added that many other assets of Turkey’s culture such as the wedding dinner keşkek, whirling dervishes, grease wrestling in Kırkpınar and shadow theatre had been included in the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list in previous years.

“The representative list is important as it makes Turkish cultural assets more recognized by the international community,” he said.

Oğuz stressed that Turkish coffee was more than just a drink, stating that “it is known as ‘Turkish coffee’ all around the world not only because of its commodity, but also because of its style, preparation method and traditional presentation.”

In the Intangible list of UNESCO Ebru art, Hıdırellez/St George spring Day have entered to the list. 
Culture and Tourism Minister Ömer Çelik said yesterday that he is very content with the result and Turkey has total of 11 items in the list. 

The List of Intangible Cultural Heritage was established by UNESCO in order to better protect, safeguard and promote important intangible cultural heritages worldwide, to showcase cultural diversity and creative expression. Since 1994 many parts from Turkey have entered to the list, such as Ephesus (İzmir), the Karain Cave (Antalya), the Alahan Monastery (Mersin), Alanya (Antalya), the Diyarbakır Castle (Diyarbakır), the Harran and Şanlıurfa Settlements, and many more.

On Nov. 30, UNESCO assembled to include Evliya Çelebi’s “Seyahâtnâme” (Book of Travels) as part of UNESCO’s “cultural memory.”
December/06/2013

Water to come once again from Alanya Castle cisterns

ANTALYA, Alanya - Anadolu Agency

Alanya’s ancient cisterns will become active once again once cultural officials complete a restoration project. Locals are hoping that the water reservoirs will act to bring additional tourism to the southern getaway

Halit Erdoğan, the neighborhood head, says cisterns fell out of use when tap water came to houses in the 1950s. AA photo
Halit Erdoğan, the neighborhood head, says cisterns fell out of use when tap water came to houses in the 1950s. AA photo
Already one of Turkey’s biggest tourist draws, the southern district of Alanya will soon have one more reason to attract visitors with the imminent opening of historical cisterns around the town.

“Some of the cisterns date back hundreds of years ago, and they are still in very good condition,” said Alanya Mayor Hasan Sipahioğlu. “We can make use of some of these cisterns in the Tophane and Hisariçi neighborhoods. We will also use the cisterns in the Necmettin and Pazar neighborhoods and restore them. Later on, we will open them to tourism.”

There are around 500 active and inactive cisterns in the area, of which the Necmettin Cistern is the largest, the mayor said, adding that aimed at restoring all of them. Sipahioğlu said various cultural events like exhibitions could be organized in the cistern. 

Some locals living in houses inside Alanya Castle put some of the cisterns to use by collecting water in them, he said, adding that the activity posed no health risk.

Sipahioğlu said the number of cisterns, which date back to the Hellenistic and Roman periods in Alanya, increased with new ones built during the Seljuk era.

At least one cistern in every house 

The environs and insides of Alanya Castle are home to many cisterns, said Sipahioğlu, noting that the houses around and inside the castle had been restored. 

HDNThe architect responsible for the restoration, Emine Cimrin Koçak, said the cisterns were used to supply water in the past. “When there was a water shortage, the locals always used these cisterns. The cisterns were built to overcome water shortages in old times.”

“Every house in the area neighborhood has one or two cisterns at least,” she said. “We try to keep these cisterns, which are a part of the restored houses, active. I also have a cistern system in my own house. We use the rain water, which gathers in the cisterns, for our daily needs. When the water is cut off, we use this water, especially for the garden.” 

Halit Erdoğan, the neighborhood head for Tophane in Kaleiçi, said those living in the Alanya Castle in the past used cisterns for water needs, noting that they only fell out of use when tap water came to houses in the 1950s. 

“As the number of locals living in the castle decreased, cisterns were left to their fate. Not only cisterns but also many houses were left in ruins. But recently people began restoring cisterns for nostalgic purposes or possible needs. Today some 50 cisterns are active. I hope that all cisterns around the Alanya Castle will be restored and open to tourism,” he said.
November/15/2013

jeudi 5 décembre 2013

UNESCO 'Türk kahvesi'ni Kültürel Miras listesine aldı


"Türk kahvesi" UNESCO Somut Olmayan Kültürel Miras listesine dahil edildi. Karar BM Eğitim, Bilim ve Kültür Örgütü UNESCO'nun, Bakü'deki toplantısında alındı. "Türk kahvesi kültürü ve geleneği" ile birlikte Türkiye'nin söz konusu listede kayıtlı miras sayısı 11'e yükseldi.

UNESCO 'Türk kahvesi'ni Kültürel Miras listesine aldı
Türkiye ile Yunanistan arasında baklava, kebap, ayran ve ‘Mevlana’ ile birlikte yıllardır kültürel savaş nedeni olan ‘kahve’de zafer Türkiye’nin oldu. 

BM Eğitim, Bilim ve Kültür Örgütü UNESCO'nun Azerbaycan'nın başkenti Bakü'deki oturumundan sonra gazetecilere açıklama yapan Kültür Ve Turizm Bakanlığı Araştırma ve Eğitim Genel Müdürü Doç. Dr. Ahmet Arı, "Türk Kahvesi bugün UNESCO Somut Olmayan Kültürel Miras listesine geçmiş oldu. Bu dosyanın hazırlanmasında emeği geçen mesai arkadaşlarıma çok teşekkür ediyorum" dedi.

"Türk Kahvesi Somut Olmayan Kültürel Miras listesinde 11. unsurumuz olarak yer aldı" diyen Arı, "Daha önce geçenler de dahil her biri bir birinden değerli kültürümüzün yapı taşları olan bu unsurların devamı gelecek. Bu unsurları sadece UNESCO listesine dahil etmek yeterli değil. Bunların etrafında koruma sistemleri çerçevesinde oluşumlar meydana getirmeliyiz" dedi. 

Türkiye'nin UNESCO Somut Olmayan Kültürel Miras listesine en çok unsuru olan ülkelerden biri olduğunu ifade eden Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı Araştırma ve Eğitim Genel Müdürü Doç. Dr. Ahmet Arı, "UNESCO bu konuda kısıtlamaya gidiyor yılda en fazla bir tane kabul ediliyor. 2014 için Milli Dosya olarak "Ebru" dosyamız var" şeklinde konuştu. 

Azerbaycan Kültür ve Turizm Bakanı Ebülfez Garayev'in başkanlığında gerçekleştirilen oturuma 116 ülkeden 800'e yakın delege katılıyor. 

Sıcak suda pişirme yöntemiyle hazırlanan Türk kahvesinin Yunanistan tarafından da milli değer olarak tanıtılması iki ülke arasında yıllardır süren bir kültürel savaşa dönüştü. Son olarak ABD ’de yaşayan Türk asıllı doktor ve televizyon programcısı Mehmet Öz’ün katıldığı bir şovda faydalarını anlatırken bu kahveden ‘Yunan Kahvesi’ olarak bahsetmesi Türkiye’deki kahveseverlerin ve kahvecilerin tepkisine yol açmıştı.

Project set to uncover underground city life

NEVŞEHİR - Anadolu Agency

With a new project, the Kaymaklı Underground City in Cappadocia is being revived and will become more attractive for tourists with thematic exhibits and bee wax sculptures. The places of business around the underground city will also be removed to prevent visual pollution

Within the scope of the project, the Kaymaklı underground city’s surrounding will undergo change. The business places in the entrance will be removed. AA photos
Within the scope of the project, the Kaymaklı underground city’s surrounding will undergo change. The business places in the entrance will be removed. AA photos
Life in Cappadocia hundreds of years ago is to be brought into the present with a new project foreseeing the establishment of a thematic exhibition and bee’s wax sculptures in the Kaymaklı Underground City. 

The Kaymaklı Underground City, which is 20 kilometers away from Nevşehir and opened to visits 50 years ago, was formed as a result of the improvement of underground shelters established by people, who lived in the region thousands of years ago to protect themselves from enemies. The shelters were restored and developed over centuries and the underground city has been formed.

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Book fair to remember Orhan Kemal

ADANA / hürriyet daily news


Orhan Kemal, a Turkish writer, will be commutated during the 7th Çukurova Book fair. The fair will organize seminars and panels to celebrate his 100th birthday anniversary. Kemal’s family and relatives want to mark 2014 as the “Year of Orhan Kemal,” due to his 100th birthday. According to a written statement from Tüm Fairs (TÜYAP), the fair will take place between Jan. 14-19 2014. TÜYAP Adana International Fair and Conference saloon will host the event and Kemal will be commemorated and remembered through different events.A symposium will be organized with the title “Kemal is 100-years-old.” The aim is to commemorate the writer in his native city, Adana. Kemal’s life in Adana will be revealed in panels and writers will talk about how he lived in Adana. There will be also an exhibition for the writer, which will continue during the fair. 
December/05/2013

Turkey’s Baksı Museum wins 2014 Council of Europe Museum Prize

STRASBOURG /hürriyet daily news

AA Photo
AA Photo
The Council of Europe Museum Prize for 2014 has been awarded to the Baksı Museum in the eastern Black Sea province of Bayburt, by the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).
 
The museum is an example of the personal vision of its founder, Hüsamettin Koçan, and 160 contemporary artists around him, who aspired to bring a high standard of art and design to an under-developed rural area of Northern Anatolia. Koçan aimed for it to bridge the gap between the center and the periphery, helping the local population to remain culturally and economically rooted in their territory and to sustain cultural memory by reviving traditional weaving and textile manufacturing. 
 
“This museum, its governance and the activities associated with it, provide a very inspiring model of how the principles of the Council of Europe Faro Convention on the value of cultural heritage for society can be adopted to fit locally,” Museum Prize rapporteur Vesna Marjanovic said.
 
The Council of Europe Museum Prize has been awarded annually since 1977 to museums judged to have made a significant contribution to the understanding of European cultural heritage.
 
Winning museums are presented with a bronze statuette, “La femme aux beaux seins” by Joan Miró, which they keep for a year, as well as a diploma.
 
The prize is decided by the PACE on the basis of a shortlist presented by a jury of the European Museum Forum, and forms part of the European Museum of the Year Awards.
 
Recent winners include the Museum of Liverpool, U.K. (2013), the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum in Cologne, Germany (2012) and the Portimão Museum in Portugal (2010).
December/03/2013